New pics, Old pics, Random pics

Here are several pictures from this summer that I've just had the chance to download and some recent pics around the house, GC Homecoming, and at the park.

First Parade Ride

Here's a picture of the girls on the Day Care float for Grape Creek's Homecoming. They were going to ride with me on the Athletics Float, but at the last minute Libby said she would rather sit with her friends. What a big girl! It's already starting where she is dissing mom for her buddies. Things are good here. My parents came for a short but sweet visit last weekend. We are enjoying the new house, but I don't get to spend enough time there. Volleyball is good. We start District play next weekend. I feel confident that we could go pretty far in the playoffs. My hoped are high. Pedro has found out that he has to go to Louisiana for work. We've realized that we can't really plan for anything when it comes to his job. It's a promotion, but we were getting used to seeing him a couple of times a week. We'll miss him. Hope all is well.

Atlast, Our New Home!

These are a few pictures of the house empty. Slowly but surely I'm getting things put up. This is not a goo time for me to be settling in a house. It's v-ball season, I've started my 5th year of teaching Spanish at a new school, I'm teaching PE for the first time, I've got two growing girls of my own, and a hard-working husband that needs to eat a good meal each night. Sometimes I wonder why I coach, but I would hate just being a teacher. Anyway, I'm so happy to be in our house. Mom and Dad are coming next week from Atlanta. I need Mom's help setting up house. Hope everyone's school year has gotten off to a good start since almost all of you are teachers. Have I mentioned that I'm going to be an aunt of twins! I can't wait!

Life Is Good!

Libby's first haircut ever!



It's been over a month since my last post. We finally bought my dream home. I will post pictures next week. We will move in this week, finally! It has been a long process since there have been so many foreclosures in the economy lately. Anyway, volleyball is well underway. I'm busy, busy, busy. The new team is great and I'm looking forward to probably my most successful season yet. It was so cool going to Abilene last weekend for the Bev Ball Classic (v-ball tourn). I got to coach in the gym I played in for four years. And then I coached against an old asst. coach, Leann Thomsen. She is at Wylie and they beat us, but we'll see them again Sept 16. Libby and Emma are doing great and are loving their day care. Libby is so excited about the new house and her new princess room. Emma has no clue what's going on. She's always happy. Pedro is busy working, but we see him a lot. We are really happy and so ready to move in our beautiful home. We will have a little over an acre. We hope to have some farm animals someday. If you knew me in Abilene you would never have thought that I would want goats, bunnies, chickens, or whatever. Kids change you, and for the better! Libby wants a horse of course, and we may have one someday. That's what is great about living in farm community. Other big news for us is that my brother David and his wife Julia are finally expecting, and not just one, but two! Yeah!! I'm so excited to be an aunt for my brother's kids. They are due in February. Well, here are a couple of pictures around the cabin we've been at. We are so thankful that we've had this place to live for longer than expected. Stay tuned for house pictures.

Sadly Sittin' in San Angelo

It's been a long time since I posted. We have been so busy and so out of touch from a computer. We officially moved to San Angelo two weeks ago on the 28th of June. We found the house we want to buy, but the owners are not agreeing with one another, so we still have not signed any papers and are trying to be patient. Now we have all our stuff in a storage and we are staying in a little bed and breakfast cabin. It's a good thing this place is just down the road from my school, the house we want, and our storage. Our dogs have enjoyed making friends with all the other dogs in Grape Creek. By the way, Grape Creek is a small community 10 minutes out of San Angelo. My school is called Grape Creek High School. Anyway, in the past two weeks Pedro went back to work and the girls and I went to Atlanta to see my parents. The girls stayed there and I got back this past Tuesday. I came home early and did not go to coaching school b/c we didn't have an official place to live. I thought by the time I got back to Grape Creek the owners would have something decided, but they haven't and we're still at the cabin. Pedro and I were planning on painting and putting in new floors at this house since the girls stayed with Nana and Papa. Well, Pedro and I enjoyed the past four days by ourselves. We walked the dogs everyday, I kicked his butt in tennis, and we ate a lot! Now we are going on diets and working out!! Pedro went back to work yesterday, so I'm all by myself at this cabin. This is how I found time to blog. My parents will bring the girls back Thursday. I cannot wait to see them! These pictures are of Libby getting her nails and toes done. She got a rainbow mani pedi. My mom and I were across from her getting real pedicures. It was the first of many girl trips to get nails done. Emma was at home with Papa. I have many more pics to post, but all of my cords to download pics are packed away in storage. These are off the phone.

Father's Day in San Angelo

Waking up Daddy

After Church

On the River

Feeding ducks

Me and Emma

More Feeding Ducks

And more

Did not want to pose, just feed ducks

Swinging

Libby

Emma

The girls finally got to see their future town. I say town and not house b/c we're still not sure of where we'll live, but we found something we're working on. Pedro was able to meet us there and we had a nice Father's Day weekend. We stayed at this little cabin/future B&B. We went to Festival on the Concho, which is games, music, food, and more down on the river. The girls did a petting zoo and rode ponies. These pictures are from actual Father's Day, from the moment we woke Daddy up, to after church, then down on the river again to feed ducks and play on the playground. We are set to move in 10 days. I've got so much to do! I probably won't be posting for awhile, but I'll keep in touch.

Family Time Before the Big Move!

These pictures are from a day at the beach, Emma's first. The following day we went to Sea World again, and then that night Pedro and I went to see Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen in Gruene. We stayed at the Gruene Mansion Inn and this picture is outside our room we stayed in. We then went to San Angelo to find a house and didn't. We are heading back tomorrow. The rest of the week the girls and I spent time in Canyon Lake with my parents and mom's family. I'll be in touch about the move, but as far as we know we will officially move the last week of June.